Tag: Winning

BJJ Seminar with Professor Patrick Martin

Today I went to my club to get graded which happens typically every three months or so depending on the majority of our members are available.

I’ve been doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since February and I’ve made some pretty solid progress considering my GCSE’s, the School of Rock production and settling into College.

I’m now two tab white belt, which essentially shows my own personal journey which is going very well in my eyes. Currently I am two tabs away from being promoted to blue belt which I should I get definitely by this time next year!

We went over the basics today, and some new techniques, escapes to prevent submissions being put on during competition which is epic.

But for now I can only keep on getting better with my second family over at Rogers BJJ Academy.

Daniel Strauss, Guillotine Tour Seminar; Sunday the 21st of October 2018

My half term is going well so far, today I met Daniel Strauss, also known as “The Raspberry Ape”. He is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under 10x world champion, from Roger Gracie.

He has been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for the past 12 years and in that time hes had an active and successful competitive career: A British and English champion at black belt, NAGA elite European champion and a number one ranked black belt by the UKBJJA. He has also been invited to and competed in the world’s biggest submission grappling tournaments such as Polaris pro, ADCC and the Eddie Bravo Invitational.

In 2016 he started “The Raspberry Ape Podcast” with the goal of creating an educational and entertaining resource for the community. Since it began it has served as an important documentation of the history of UK Brazilian jiu jitsu with some of the country’s most influential individuals as guests.

Today we went over his signature move the Guillotine, it may come across as a simple move to the untrained eye but the sheer amount of time and additions Strauss has made and has proven to work very well to himself and everyone who has attended his tour, it is a brutal game changer within grappling especially to me!

If you would like to check out Daniel Strauss, there is a short video his website can also be found under Raspberry Ape.

Me and Daniel StraussTechnique fun time.

Dorset & Hants 2018, Bournemouth Littledown Centre Gym

On the 29th of September, I competed for the second time this year and I’ve improved in the span of seven months from a Bronze to now a Gold and a Silver. I train with my team on Monday and Thursday evenings, and occasionally Wednesdays if i can get there after college.
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